A Kansan Down Under: I heart Sydney!

I have had a few people ask if I've forgotten about my blog. No, I haven't started losing my memory...yet. I was just busy writing about International Relations theory--specifically, liberal internationalism as a U.S. foreign policy doctrine. (Not nearly as exciting as it sounds...)

When I finished that 6,000 word essay, I thought about writing a blog post. But, to be honest, I didn't really feel like writing at all. So I took a break. But now I'm back in the game.

Many of you know that Katrina arrived here a few weeks ago. She arrived in the midst of me working on said paper. She can attest to the state of my apartment--and my mind. Bless her. She entertained herself for the first week, and then we headed down to Sydney!

Oh, Sydney! I now have Aussie city envy. It's not that I don't love Brisbane--believe me, I do. But I can't help but realize now just why folks in Sydney smirk when I say "come visit me in Brisbane!" (I still have a soft spot for Brissy--I'm a sucker for the underdog). But I still can't help but realize that Sydney, in sum, has better sights, better food, and better looking men.

Our time in Sydney was one of reunions: Kat and I stayed with our friend Stephen, whom we met randomly 3 years ago while looking at mosaics in the middle of Sicily. We've stayed in touch with him and he was kind enough to let us take over, er, I mean stay at his house. Kat and I also met up with Georgia Guldan and Nicole Gruel, two folks that we lived and worked with in Bangladesh. It was an AUW Reunion Down Under!